On immigration

I am a legal immigrant and I am not one to support illegal immigration. When supporters of illegal immigration trumpet that illegal immigrants are human beings, I would like to remind them that legal immigrants are human beings as well. The same is true for the native Americans. And we are talking about our country. The people of this country are beyond doubt very tolerant to foreigners, there is no other country in the world so supportive and sympathetic to immigrants, as the attitude toward immigration reflects the faith into the American dream: it is possible for every man and woman to rise as far as their talent and energy allow, regardless of how deprived and underprivileged they are at start.

However, in the very basis of the American dream is the realization of a lawful society and conservation of existing values: societal institutions, civilized manners, work ethics, educational standards, religious tolerance, respect of the common (main) language of communication, etc. It is not to say that those values are either perfect or incontestable, but that their changes are to be induced in a manageable (controllable and lawful) way. And it is for that reason that immigration should be controlled, i.e. only legal immigration. One may argue that those who built present America were able to do so because American Indians could not impose their immigration policy at the time; however, cheap and anecdotal historical arguments are never fruitful.